Mysterious abandoned passenger jet found in Bali field

With urban exploring being so hot right now, it's no surprise this decaying commercial passenger jet in the middle of a Bali field has become a new hot spot for tourists.

The weirdest part – no one knows when or how it got there, and considering it's been laid to rest in the middle of a ditch, flanked by fences, shipping containers and trees, it just simply doesn't make sense that it's there.

Tucked away off the busy Raya Nusa Dua Selatan Highway, the only thing that is clear about this rust-bucket is that it's been abandoned, left to be reclaimed by nature.

Locals have been speculating that the owner of the mysterious out of-commission plane had plans to turn it into a restaurant, but didn't have the funds to carry the dream through.

Further fuelling the mystery, the Boeing jet has no identifying marks or branding on it.

YouTube/Exploring with Josh

A 2016 video uploaded by travel vlog Exploring with Josh, featuring drone footage of the eerie landmark, has been doing the online rounds again of late, as more tourists flock to the mysterious spot – astoundingly, it's clocked up more than 9 million views since it was first posted.

'I have no idea how they got this plane to just sit here, but it's here,' Josh can be heard saying in the video.

In the original video, Josh was denied access to the site, but apparently, his efforts paved the way for future curious types, as blogging couple Katka and Mic of Instagram's @wejustravel recently confirmed they were able to pay their way into the gated field, in a blog post.

Tourists can explore the grounds for a small fee – around 90 cents Australian will get you past the locked gates, and give you access usually only reserved for airline staff.

Apparently, this isn't even the only plane to come to die on the Indonesian island – another Boeing 737 has been abandoned and laid to rest in Jimbaran Beach, a popular tourist hub famous for its seafood offerings.

The latter aircraft is much less off the beaten track, for those who aren't prepared to travel over an hour – so much so, it's wings dangle over the road next to a Dunkin Donuts.